Turkey General Any Weapon Season

Unit 73
Unlimited Tags

4/15/2009 - 5/25/2009

Species
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Bearded Tom Wild Turkey
Bearded turkeys only (Toms).
Short-Range Weapons
Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, Shotgun or Handgun.

Daily Bag Limit 1 Bearded Turkey Spring, 1 Either Sex Fall, No more than 2 Turkeys per season (fall or spring) and a Total Harvest of no more than 3 per calendar year

Restrictions

The daily bag limit is one bearded turkey per day in the spring and one turkey (either sex) per day in the fall, except in Units 1, 2, 3 and 5 where 5 turkeys (either sex) may be taken in a day during fall seasons. No more than 2 bearded turkeys may be taken per spring. A hunter may harvest as many turkeys as they have legal tags for during the year.

Unit 73
All of Unit 73. Area Size: 791,868 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 73

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Season Unit Harvest Hunters Days/Hunter Birds/Day Days/Bird
2013 Spring 73 62 135 4.4 0.1 9.6
2012 Spring 73 34 53 2.3 0.3 3.5
2011 Fall 73 18 71 3 0.1 11.9
2011 Spring 73 24 55 2.6 0.2 5.9
2010 Fall 73 21 136 3.6 0 23.1
2010 Spring 73 15 161 3.1 0 33
2009 Fall 73 26 86 2.6 0.1 8.5
2009 Spring 73 22 211 2.9 0 28.1
2008 Fall 73 10 62 3.5 0 21.7
2008 Spring 73 39 217 2.8 0.1 15.6
2007 Fall 73 16 73 2 0.1 8.9
2007 Spring 73 16 73 2 0.1 8.9
2006 Fall 73 7 22 4.5 0.1 14.3
2006 Spring 73 103 3.3
2005 Fall 73 39 93 6 0.1 14.3
2005 Spring 73 2 71 3.3 0 116.5
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Turkey - General Tag
  • Adult Turkey - Extra Tag*
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Turkey Tag
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Turkey Tag
  • Adult Turkey - General Tag
  • Adult Turkey - Extra Tag*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 64.17 percent Private 508,167 acres   64.2%
Graph illustrating 16 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 126,697 acres   16%
Graph illustrating 15.88 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 125,727 acres   15.9%
Graph illustrating 1.82 percent State of Idaho 14,379 acres   1.8%
Graph illustrating 1.29 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 10,211 acres   1.3%
Graph illustrating 0.8 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 6,333 acres   0.8%
Graph illustrating 0.03 percent Other 228 acres   0%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.